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Open heart surgery
Open heart surgery Surgery that involves opening the chest and heart while a heart-lung machine performs for the heart.
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Surgery
Treating diseases or other medical conditions by operating on a patient to remove or repair parts of the body.
Chest
The area of the body located between the neck and the abdomen. The chest contains the lungs, the heart and part of the aorta. The walls of the chest are supported by the dorsal vertebrae, the ribs, and the sternum.
Heart
The hollow, muscular organ responsible for pumping blood through the circulatory system.
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Open comedo
A blackhead - a noninflammatory comedo with a dark top and firmly packed contents.
Open study
A trial in which subjects and investigators know which product each subject is receiving; opposite of doubleblind study.
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Occluded artery
An artery that is narrowed by plaque that impedes blood flow.
Occult bleeding
Blood in stool that is not visible to the naked eye. May be a sign of disease such as diverticulosis or colorectal cancer.
Ocular diseases
Diseases of or relating to the eye.
Oncogenes
Genes that promote normal cell division.
Oophorectomy
Surgical removal of one or both ovaries.
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Oral
Of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located.
Oral dissolution therapy
A method of dissolving cholesterol gallstones.
Orchiectomy
The surgical removal of the testicles.
Orthopaedic surgeon
Orthopaedist. The physician who diagnoses, treats, manages the rehabilitation process, and provides prevention protocols for patients who suffer from injury or disease in any of the components of the musculoskeletal system.
Orthopaedist
The physician who diagnoses, treats, manages the rehabilitation process, and provides prevention protocols for patients who suffer from injury or disease in any of the components of the musculoskeletal system.
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